PINT-SIZED POUR: ROUGH DRAFT SOUTHERN TRIANGLE

Hey, nice sketch!: Now a robust one-year-old, Miramar’s Rough Draft has clearly sketched out its ambitions and abilities — and the results are pleasing to behold. Jeff Silver’s team produces solid beers that are creative (a session IPA, a Belgian vanilla stout) without being crazy. Are they brilliant? Well, maybe that will come as this toddler matures.

Kiwi trio: Southern Triangle, the latest from the Draft, is pleasing if not dazzling. Brewed with three New Zealand hops — Nelson Sauvin, Moteuka and Galaxy — the IPA attracts the eye with its frothy head and a body with the coppery patina of a week-old penny. Fruity and herbal aromas greet the nose. Those imported hops provide mild pineapple and lime flavors that gently complement the toasted malts. The finish is soft but long.

Judgment: The tropical notes were fun, and Southern Triangle is smooth and polished. But as journeys Down Under go, this one lacks pizazz.

Numbers: 6.5 percent alcohol by volume, 65 bittering units.

Note: Beers are rated from zero to five bottles, five indicating a brew that’s worth airfare to distant hemispheres.

San Diego, CA_2/7/2012_San Diego, CA_Rought Draft is opening March 10. It is one of a number of breweries that are opening in 2012. John Gastaldo/Union-Tribune Mandatory Credit: JOHN GASTALDO/The PressTribune/Zuma Press

San Diego, CA_2/7/2012_San Diego, CA_Rought Draft is opening March 10. It is one of a number of breweries that are opening in 2012. John Gastaldo/Union-Tribune Mandatory Credit: JOHN GASTALDO/The PressTribune/Zuma Press